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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5193 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5193

 To designate certain special management areas, wildlife conservation 
  areas, protection areas, recreation areas, wilderness areas, and a 
 scientific research and education area in the State of Colorado, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2024

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To designate certain special management areas, wildlife conservation 
  areas, protection areas, recreation areas, wilderness areas, and a 
 scientific research and education area in the State of Colorado, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gunnison Outdoor Resources 
Protection Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Collaboratively developed.--The term ``collaboratively 
        developed'', with respect to a project, means the project is 
        developed and implemented through a collaborative process 
        that--
                    (A) includes multiple interested persons 
                representing diverse interests; and
                    (B)(i) is transparent and nonexclusive; or
                    (ii) meets the requirements for a resource advisory 
                committee under--
                            (I) for projects carried out on National 
                        Forest System land, subsections (c) through (f) 
                        of section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and 
                        Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
                        U.S.C. 7125); or
                            (II) for projects carried out on Bureau of 
                        Land Management land, subpart 1784 of part 1700 
                        of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
                        successor regulations).
            (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Gunnison County, 
        Colorado.
            (3) Covered area.--The term ``covered area'' means each of 
        the Special Management Areas, Wildlife Conservation Areas, 
        Protection Areas, and Recreation Management Areas and the 
        Scientific Research and Education Area.
            (4) Decommission.--The term ``decommission'', with respect 
        to a road, means--
                    (A) reestablishing native vegetation on the road;
                    (B) restoring any natural drainage, watershed 
                function, or other ecological processes that were 
                disrupted or adversely impacted by the road by removing 
                or hydrologically disconnecting the road prism and 
                reestablishing stable slope contours;
                    (C) effectively blocking the road to vehicular 
                traffic, where feasible; and
                    (D) developing and implementing an effective 
                monitoring and response plan for invasive species and 
                vehicular traffic incursions.
            (5) Ecological integrity.--The term ``ecological 
        integrity'' has the meaning given the term in section 219.19 of 
        title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
        of enactment of this Act).
            (6) Off-highway vehicle.--The term ``off-highway 
        vehicle''--
                    (A) with respect to National Forest System land, 
                has the meaning given the term in section 212.1 of 
                title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
                regulation); and
                    (B) with respect to land managed by the Bureau of 
                Land Management, has the meaning given the term ``off-
                road vehicle'' in section 8340.0-5 of title 43, Code of 
                Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
            (7) Over-snow vehicle.--The term ``over-snow vehicle'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
            (8) Protection area.--The term ``Protection Area'' means a 
        protection area designated by section 5(a).
            (9) Recreation management area.--The term ``Recreation 
        Management Area'' means a recreation management area designated 
        by section 6(a).
            (10) Restore.--The term ``restore'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
        Act).
            (11) Scientific research and education area.--The term 
        ``Scientific Research and Education Area'' means the Rocky 
        Mountain Scientific Research and Education Area designated by 
        section 7(a).
            (12) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to 
                National Forest System land; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
                land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land 
                Management.
            (13) Special management area.--The term ``Special 
        Management Area'' means a special management area designated by 
        section 3(a).
            (14) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Colorado.
            (15) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means 
        any area designated as wilderness by the amendments to section 
        2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
        note; Public Law 103-77) made by section 8(a).
            (16) Wildland-urban interface.--The term ``wildland-urban 
        interface'' means land within a covered area that is within \1/
        4\ mile of the interface and intermix areas mapped as the 
        wildland-urban interface in the document entitled ``The 2010 
        Wildland-Urban Interface of the Conterminous United States'' 
        and published by the Department of Agriculture in 2015.
            (17) Wildlife conservation area.--The term ``Wildlife 
        Conservation Area'' means a wildlife conservation area 
        designated by section 4(a).
            (18) Winter travel management plan.--The term ``winter 
        travel management plan'' means a decision designating roads, 
        trails, or areas for over-snow vehicle use in accordance with--
                    (A) in the case of Forest Service land within a 
                covered area, subpart C of part 212 of title 36, Code 
                of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and
                    (B) in the case of Bureau of Land Management land 
                within a covered area, subpart 8342 of title 43, Code 
                of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) American flag special management area.--Subject to 
        valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Forest Service comprising approximately 36,171 
        acres, as generally depicted as ``American Flag SMA'' on the 
        map entitled ``Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring 
        Creek'' and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
        ``American Flag Special Management Area''.
            (2) Beckwiths special management area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service comprising approximately 24,031 acres, as 
        generally depicted as ``Beckwiths SMA'' on the map entitled 
        ``Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass'' and dated August 27, 
        2024, is designated as the ``Beckwiths Special Management 
        Area''.
            (3) Clear fork special management area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service comprising approximately 37,998 acres, as 
        generally depicted as ``Clear Fork SMA'' on the map entitled 
        ``Sheet 2: McClure Pass'' and dated August 27, 2024, is 
        designated as the ``Clear Fork Special Management Area''.
            (4) Mcintosh mountain special management area.--Subject to 
        valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service 
        comprising approximately 22,497 acres, as generally depicted as 
        ``McIntosh Mountain SMA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 8: 
        Gunnison Valley and Ohio Pass'' and dated August 27, 2024, is 
        designated as the ``McIntosh Mountain Special Management 
        Area''.
            (5) North poverty gulch special management area.--Subject 
        to valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Forest Service comprising approximately 5,476 
        acres, as generally depicted as ``North Poverty Gulch SMA'' on 
        the map entitled ``Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass'' and 
        dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the ``North Poverty 
        Gulch Special Management Area''.
            (6) Pilot knob special management area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service comprising approximately 16,973 acres, as 
        generally depicted as ``Pilot Knob SMA'' on the map entitled 
        ``Sheet 2: McClure Pass'' and dated August 27, 2024, is 
        designated as the ``Pilot Knob Special Management Area''.
            (7) Signal peak special management area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service comprising 
        approximately 28,345 acres, as generally depicted as ``Signal 
        Peak SMA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 9: Cabin Creek'' and 
        dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the ``Signal Peak 
        Special Management Area''.
            (8) Union park special management area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service comprising approximately 22,483 acres, as 
        generally depicted as ``Union Park SMA'' on the map entitled 
        ``Sheet 5: Union Park'' and dated August 27, 2024, is 
        designated as the ``Union Park Special Management Area''.
            (9) Whetstone headwaters special management area.--Subject 
        to valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management 
        comprising approximately 20,676 acres, as generally depicted as 
        ``Whetstone Headwaters SMA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 3: 
        Kebler and Schofield Pass'' and dated August 27, 2024, is 
        designated as the ``Whetstone Headwaters Special Management 
        Area''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Special Management Areas is to 
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit of present and future 
generations the natural, scenic, scientific, cultural, watershed, 
recreation, and wildlife resources of the Special Management Areas.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Special 
        Management Areas in a manner that--
                    (A) conserves, protects, and enhances the resources 
                of the Special Management Areas; and
                    (B) is in accordance with--
                            (i) this Act; and
                            (ii) other applicable laws.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow 
                uses of the Special Management Areas that the Secretary 
                determines would further the purpose described in 
                subsection (b).
                    (B) Vehicle and bicycle use.--
                            (i) In general.--The use of off-highway 
                        vehicles and bicycles in the Special Management 
                        Areas shall be permitted only on roads, trails, 
                        and areas designated for use by those vehicles 
                        on the date of enactment of this Act, except--
                                    (I) as needed for administrative 
                                purposes;
                                    (II) to respond to an emergency; or
                                    (III) as authorized under clauses 
                                (ii) and (iii).
                            (ii) Winter travel management.--For any 
                        portion of a Special Management Area for which 
                        the Secretary has not adopted a winter travel 
                        management plan as of the date of enactment of 
                        this Act, the Secretary--
                                    (I) shall, not later than 3 years 
                                after the date of enactment of this 
                                Act, adopt a winter travel management 
                                plan with respect to the applicable 
                                portion of the Special Management Area; 
                                and
                                    (II) may, during any period 
                                beginning on the date of enactment of 
                                this Act and ending on the date of 
                                adoption of a winter travel management 
                                plan for the applicable portion under 
                                subclause (I), permit the use of over-
                                snow vehicles in the applicable portion 
                                of the Special Management Area in 
                                accordance with the applicable land 
                                management plan or other applicable 
                                management direction.
                            (iii) Potential trails.--The Secretary may 
                        permit--
                                    (I) the use of bicycles on the 
                                potential trails described in paragraph 
                                (3) if the trails are designated by the 
                                Secretary for the use; and
                                    (II) the use of off-highway 
                                vehicles on the potential trails 
                                described in subparagraphs (A), (C), 
                                and (F) of paragraph (3) if the trails 
                                are designated by the Secretary for the 
                                use.
            (3) Limitation.--Nothing in this section affects the 
        potential development, in accordance with applicable law, of--
                    (A) a proposed trail of less than 50 inches in 
                width, commonly known as the ``Big Grassy Trail'', 
                within the American Flag Special Management Area 
                designated by subsection (a)(1);
                    (B) the proposed trails, commonly known as the 
                ``Crested Butte to Paonia Trail'' and the ``Crested 
                Butte to Carbondale Trail'', within the Beckwiths 
                Special Management Area designated by subsection 
                (a)(2);
                    (C) the proposed trails, commonly known as the 
                ``Antelope Ridge Trail and Connector'', the ``East West 
                Antelope Trail'', the ``West Antelope Trail'', and the 
                ``Mill Creek Connector'', within the McIntosh Mountain 
                Special Management Area designated by subsection 
                (a)(4);
                    (D) the proposed trail, commonly known as the 
                ``Gunnison to Crested Butte Trail'', and the trails 
                generally depicted in figure 7 of the document entitled 
                ``Candidate Conservation Agreement: For the Gunnison 
                sage-grouse, Centrocercus minimus--Gunnison Basin 
                Population'' and dated 2012 within the Signal Peak 
                Special Management Area designated by subsection 
                (a)(7);
                    (E) the proposed trails, commonly known as the 
                ``Gunnison to Crested Butte Trail'' and the ``Baxter 
                Gulch to Splain's Gulch Trail'', in the Whetstone 
                Headwaters Special Management Area designated by 
                subsection (a)(9); or
                    (F) the proposed trail, commonly known as the 
                ``Splain's Gulch to Carbon Creek Trail'', in the 
                Whetstone Headwaters Special Management Area designated 
                by subsection (a)(9).

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREAS.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) Cabin creek wildlife conservation area.--Subject to 
        valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service 
        comprising approximately 29,518 acres, as generally depicted as 
        ``Cabin Creek WCA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 9: Cabin 
        Creek'' and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the ``Cabin 
        Creek Wildlife Conservation Area''.
            (2) Flat top wildlife conservation area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service comprising approximately 28,844 acres, as 
        generally depicted as ``Flat Top WCA'' on the map entitled 
        ``Sheet 8: Gunnison Valley and Ohio Pass'' and dated August 27, 
        2024, is designated as the ``Flat Top Wildlife Conservation 
        Area''.
            (3) Lake gulch and cebolla creek wildlife conservation 
        area.--Subject to valid existing rights, certain Federal land 
        in the County managed by the Bureau of Land Management 
        comprising approximately 50,535 acres, as generally depicted as 
        ``Lake Gulch and Cebolla Creek WCA'' on the map entitled 
        ``Sheet 11: Lake Fork'' and dated August 27, 2024, is 
        designated as the ``Lake Gulch and Cebolla Creek Wildlife 
        Conservation Area''.
            (4) Matchless wildlife conservation area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
        approximately 12,975 acres, as generally depicted as 
        ``Matchless WCA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 4: Brush Creek, 
        Cement Creek, and Spring Creek'' and dated August 27, 2024, is 
        designated as the ``Matchless Wildlife Conservation Area''.
            (5) Munsey creek wildlife conservation area.--Subject to 
        valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management 
        comprising approximately 3,281 acres, as generally depicted as 
        ``Munsey Creek WCA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 3: Kebler and 
        Schofield Pass'' and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as 
        the ``Munsey Creek Wildlife Conservation Area''.
            (6) Pinnacles wildlife conservation area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
        approximately 27,935 acres, as generally depicted as 
        ``Pinnacles WCA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 8: Gunnison 
        Valley and Ohio Pass'' and dated August 27, 2024, is designated 
        as the ``Pinnacles Wildlife Conservation Area''.
            (7) Powderhorn wildlife conservation area.--Subject to 
        valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
        approximately 27,668 acres, as generally depicted as 
        ``Powderhorn WCA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 11: Lake Fork'' 
        and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the ``Powderhorn 
        Wildlife Conservation Area''.
            (8) Sawtooth wildlife conservation area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County and in 
        Saguache County, Colorado, managed by the Bureau of Land 
        Management comprising approximately 43,109 acres, as generally 
        depicted as ``Sawtooth WCA'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 11: 
        Lake Fork'' and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
        ``Sawtooth Wildlife Conservation Area''.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Wildlife Conservation Areas 
are--
            (1) to conserve, protect, enhance, and restore for the 
        benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the 
        wildlife and wildlife habitat of the Wildlife Conservation 
        Areas; and
            (2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and 
        enjoyment of present and future generations the natural, 
        scenic, scientific, cultural, watershed, and recreation 
        resources of the Wildlife Conservation Areas.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Wildlife 
        Conservation Areas in a manner that--
                    (A) furthers the purposes of the Wildlife 
                Conservation Areas; and
                    (B) is in accordance with--
                            (i) this Act; and
                            (ii) other applicable laws.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow 
                uses of the Wildlife Conservation Areas that the 
                Secretary determines would further the purposes 
                described in subsection (b).
                    (B) Vehicle and bicycle use.--
                            (i) In general.--The use of off-highway 
                        vehicles and bicycles in the Wildlife 
                        Conservation Areas shall be permitted only on 
                        roads, trails, and areas designated for the 
                        uses on the date of enactment of this Act.
                            (ii) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding clause 
                        (i)--
                                    (I) off-highway vehicles and 
                                bicycles may be permitted--
                                            (aa) as needed for 
                                        administrative purposes; or
                                            (bb) to respond to an 
                                        emergency;
                                    (II) for any portion of a Wildlife 
                                Conservation Area for which the 
                                Secretary has not adopted a winter 
                                travel management plan as of the date 
                                of enactment of this Act, the 
                                Secretary--
                                            (aa) shall, not later than 
                                        3 years after the date of 
                                        enactment of this Act, adopt a 
                                        winter travel management plan 
                                        for the applicable portion of 
                                        the Wildlife Conservation Area; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) may, during the period 
                                        beginning on the date of 
                                        enactment of this Act and 
                                        ending on the date of adoption 
                                        of a winter travel management 
                                        plan for the applicable portion 
                                        under item (aa), permit the use 
                                        of over-snow vehicles in the 
                                        applicable portion of the 
                                        Wildlife Conservation Area in 
                                        accordance with the applicable 
                                        land management plan or other 
                                        applicable management 
                                        direction;
                                    (III) except as authorized under 
                                subclause (I), the use of off-highway 
                                vehicles and bicycles shall be 
                                prohibited in the Matchless Wildlife 
                                Conservation Area designated by 
                                subsection (a)(4); and
                                    (IV) the Secretary may permit the 
                                use of bicycles on the potential trails 
                                described in paragraph (3) if the 
                                trails are designated by the Secretary 
                                for the use.
            (3) Limitation.--Nothing in this section affects the 
        potential development, in accordance with applicable law, of--
                    (A) the proposed trail, commonly known as the 
                ``Gunnison to Crested Butte Trail'', in the Flat Top 
                Wildlife Conservation Area designated by subsection 
                (a)(2);
                    (B) the proposed trail, commonly known as the 
                ``Crested Butte to Carbondale Trail'', in the Munsey 
                Creek Wildlife Conservation Area designated by 
                subsection (a)(5); or
                    (C) the proposed trails, commonly known as the 
                ``Tenderfoot Mountain to Bambi's Trail'' and the ``Big 
                Loop Trail'', in the Sawtooth Wildlife Conservation 
                Area designated by subsection (a)(8).

SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF PROTECTION AREAS.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) Castle protection area.--Subject to valid existing 
        rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by the 
        Forest Service comprising approximately 6,390 acres, as 
        generally depicted as ``Castle Protection Area'' on the map 
        entitled ``Sheet 8: Gunnison Valley and Ohio Pass'' and dated 
        August 27, 2024, is designated as the ``Castle Protection 
        Area''.
            (2) Deer creek protection area.--Subject to valid existing 
        rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by the 
        Forest Service comprising approximately 3,136 acres, as 
        generally depicted as ``Deer Creek Protection Area'' on the map 
        entitled ``Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass'' and dated 
        August 27, 2024, is designated as the ``Deer Creek Protection 
        Area''.
            (3) Granite basin protection area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
        approximately 9,666 acres, as generally depicted as ``Granite 
        Basin Protection Area'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 4: Brush 
        Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek'' and dated August 27, 
        2024, is designated as the ``Granite Basin Protection Area''.
            (4) South poverty gulch protection area.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by 
        the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
        approximately 1,350 acres, as generally depicted as ``South 
        Poverty Gulch Protection Area'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 3: 
        Kebler and Schofield Pass'' and dated August 27, 2024, is 
        designated as the ``South Poverty Gulch Protection Area''.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Protection Areas are--
            (1) to protect the natural and undeveloped character of the 
        Protection Areas; and
            (2) to conserve and protect for the benefit and enjoyment 
        of present and future generations the natural, scenic, 
        scientific, cultural, watershed, recreation, and wildlife 
        resources of the Protection Areas.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Protection 
        Areas in a manner that--
                    (A) furthers the purposes of the Protection Areas 
                described in subsection (b); and
                    (B) is in accordance with--
                            (i) this Act; and
                            (ii) other applicable laws.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow 
                uses of the Protection Areas that the Secretary 
                determines would further the purposes described in 
                subsection (b).
                    (B) Vehicle use.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), as needed for administrative 
                        purposes, or to respond to an emergency, the 
                        use of off-highway vehicles in the Protection 
                        Areas is prohibited.
                            (ii) Over-snow vehicles.--The Secretary may 
                        permit the use of over-snow vehicles in the 
                        Deer Creek Protection Area designated by 
                        subsection (a)(2) on roads, trails, and areas 
                        designated for the use on the date of enactment 
                        of this Act.
                    (C) Bicycles.--The Secretary may permit the use of 
                bicycles in the Protection Areas only--
                            (i) on roads and trails designated for the 
                        use on the date of enactment of this Act;
                            (ii) as needed for administrative purposes;
                            (iii) to respond to an emergency; or
                            (iv) if designated by the Secretary for the 
                        use on the potential trails described in 
                        paragraph (3).
            (3) Limitation.--Nothing in this section affects the 
        potential development, in accordance with applicable law, of--
                    (A) the proposed trail, commonly known as the 
                ``Deer Creek to Brush Creek Connector Trail'', within 
                the Deer Creek Protection Area designated by subsection 
                (a)(2);
                    (B) the proposed trail, commonly known as the 
                ``Eccher Exit Trail'', within the Granite Basin 
                Protection Area designated by subsection (a)(3); or
                    (C) the proposed trail, commonly known as the 
                ``Lower Loop Trail Extension'', in the South Poverty 
                Gulch Protection Area designated by subsection (a)(4).

SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) Double top recreation management area.--Subject to 
        valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Forest Service comprising approximately 14,734 
        acres, as generally depicted as ``Double Top RMA'' on the map 
        entitled ``Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring 
        Creek'' and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
        ``Double Top Recreation Management Area''.
            (2) Horse ranch park recreation management area.--Subject 
        to valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County 
        managed by the Forest Service comprising approximately 3,513 
        acres, as generally depicted as ``Horse Ranch Park RMA'' on the 
        map entitled ``Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass'' and dated 
        August 27, 2024, is designated as the ``Horse Ranch Park 
        Recreation Management Area''.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Recreation Management Areas 
are--
            (1) to provide for, and improve the management of, 
        recreation resources in the Recreation Management Areas for the 
        benefit and enjoyment of present and future generation; and
            (2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and 
        enjoyment of present and future generations the natural, 
        scenic, scientific, cultural, watershed, and wildlife resources 
        of the Recreation Management Areas.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Recreation 
        Management Areas in a manner that--
                    (A) furthers the purposes of the Recreation 
                Management Areas described in subsection (b); and
                    (B) is in accordance with--
                            (i) this Act; and
                            (ii) other applicable laws.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow 
                uses of the Recreation Management Areas that the 
                Secretary determines would further the purposes 
                described in subsection (b).
                    (B) Vehicle and bicycle use.--
                            (i) Double top.--
                                    (I) In general.--Except as provided 
                                in subclause (II), the use of off-
                                highway vehicles and bicycles in the 
                                Double Top Recreation Management Area 
                                designated by subsection (a)(1) shall 
                                be permitted only on roads and trails 
                                designated for the use on the date of 
                                enactment of this Act.
                                    (II) Exceptions.--
                                            (aa) Over-snow vehicles.--
                                        Except as provided in item 
                                        (bb), the use of over-snow 
                                        vehicles shall not be permitted 
                                        in the Double Top Recreation 
                                        Management Area designated by 
                                        subsection (a)(1).
                                            (bb) Administrative use.--
                                        Nothing in this section limits 
                                        the use of off-highway vehicles 
                                        in the Double Top Recreation 
                                        Management Area designated by 
                                        subsection (a)(1) as necessary 
                                        for administrative purposes or 
                                        to respond to an emergency 
                                        (including as appropriate for 
                                        administrative support and 
                                        emergency response during the 
                                        Grand Traverse skiing event, as 
                                        permitted by the Grand Mesa, 
                                        Uncompahgre, and Gunnison 
                                        National Forests).
                            (ii) Horse ranch park.--
                                    (I) Vehicle use.--
                                            (aa) In general.--Except as 
                                        provided in item (bb), the use 
                                        of off-highway vehicles in the 
                                        Horse Ranch Park Recreation 
                                        Management Area designated by 
                                        subsection (a)(2) is 
                                        prohibited.
                                            (bb) Exceptions.--The 
                                        Secretary may permit the use of 
                                        over-snow vehicles in the Horse 
                                        Ranch Park Recreation 
                                        Management Area designated by 
                                        subsection (a)(2)--

                                                    (AA) only on roads, 
                                                trails, and areas 
                                                designated for the use 
                                                on the date of 
                                                enactment of this Act; 
                                                or

                                                    (BB) as needed for 
                                                administrative purposes 
                                                or to respond to an 
                                                emergency.

                                    (II) Bicycles.--The Secretary may 
                                permit the use of bicycles in the Horse 
                                Ranch Park Recreation Management Area 
                                designated by subsection (a)(2) only--
                                            (aa) on roads, trails, and 
                                        areas designated for the use on 
                                        the date of enactment of this 
                                        Act;
                                            (bb) as needed for 
                                        administrative purposes;
                                            (cc) to respond to an 
                                        emergency; or
                                            (dd) if designated by the 
                                        Secretary for the use on the 
                                        potential trails described in 
                                        subclause (III).
                                    (III) Limitation.--Nothing in this 
                                section affects the potential 
                                development, in accordance with 
                                applicable law, of the proposed trail 
                                commonly known as the ``Crested Butte 
                                to Paonia Trail'', the proposed trail 
                                commonly known as the ``Crested Butte 
                                to Carbondale Trail'', or the proposed 
                                trail commonly known as the ``Dark 
                                Canyon Loop Trail'', in the Horse Ranch 
                                Park Recreation Management Area 
                                designated by subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND 
              EDUCATION AREA.

    (a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, certain Federal 
land managed by the Forest Service comprising approximately 12,250 
acres, as generally depicted as ``Rocky Mountain Scientific Research 
and Education Area'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 3: Kebler and 
Schofield Pass'' and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the 
``Rocky Mountain Scientific Research and Education Area''.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Scientific Research and 
Education Area are--
            (1) to encourage and preserve conditions necessary for 
        ecological, evolutionary, geological, biogeochemical, 
        climatological, biological, meteorological, and other natural 
        science research and education;
            (2) to provide opportunities for the use of continually 
        emerging techniques and methodologies in the conduct of the 
        research and education described in paragraph (1); and
            (3) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and 
        enjoyment of present and future generations the natural, 
        scenic, scientific, cultural, watershed, recreation, and 
        wildlife resources of the Scientific Research and Education 
        Area.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Scientific 
        Research and Education Area in a manner that--
                    (A) furthers the purposes of the Scientific 
                Research and Education Area described in subsection 
                (b); and
                    (B) is in accordance with--
                            (i) this Act; and
                            (ii) other applicable laws.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow 
                uses of the Scientific Research and Education Area that 
                the Secretary determines would further the purposes 
                described in subsection (b).
                    (B) Vehicle use.--Except as needed for 
                administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, 
                the use of off-highway vehicles in the Scientific 
                Research and Education Area shall be permitted only on 
                roads designated for the use on the date of enactment 
                of this Act.
                    (C) Bicycles.--The use of bicycles in the 
                Scientific Research and Education Area shall be 
                permitted only--
                            (i) on roads and trails designated for the 
                        use by the Secretary on the date of enactment 
                        of this Act; or
                            (ii) on trails designated for the use by 
                        the Secretary after the date of enactment of 
                        this Act if the Secretary determines that the 
                        use is consistent with the purposes described 
                        in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).
    (d) Effect.--Nothing in this section limits the authority of the 
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory to conduct scientific research or 
education activities inside or outside the boundaries of the Scientific 
Research and Education Area.

SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.

    (a) Designation.--Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 
1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 756; 114 Stat. 1955; 116 Stat. 
1055; 128 Stat. 3823) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``1993,'' and inserting 
        ``1993, and approximately 2,096 acres, as generally depicted as 
        `Crystal Creek Wilderness Addition' and `Lottis Creek 
        Wilderness Addition' on the map entitled `Sheet 4: Brush Creek, 
        Cement Creek, and Spring Creek' and dated August 27, 2024,'';
            (2) in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) by striking ``Gunnison'' and inserting 
                ``Gunnison and White River''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1993,'' and inserting ``1993, and 
                approximately 11,780 acres, as generally depicted as 
                `Poverty Gulch Wilderness Addition', `Treasure 
                Wilderness Addition', and `Erickson Springs Wilderness 
                Addition' on the map entitled `Sheet 3: Kebler and 
                Schofield Pass' and dated August, 27, 2024,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(23) Matchless wilderness.--Certain Federal land in the 
        Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests 
        comprising approximately 8,656 acres, as generally depicted as 
        `Matchless Wilderness' on the map entitled `Sheet 4: Brush 
        Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek' and dated August, 27, 
        2024, which shall be known as the `Matchless Wilderness'.
            ``(24) East cement wilderness.--Certain Federal land in the 
        Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests 
        comprising approximately 7,684 acres, as generally depicted as 
        `East Cement Wilderness' on the map entitled `Sheet 4: Brush 
        Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek' and dated August 27, 
        2024, which shall be known as the `East Cement Wilderness'.
            ``(25) Star peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land in the 
        Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison, and the White River National 
        Forests comprising approximately 7,210 acres, as generally 
        depicted as `Star Peak Wilderness' on the map entitled `Sheet 
        4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek' and dated 
        August 27, 2024, which shall be known as the `Star Peak 
        Wilderness'.
            ``(26) Maroon bells-snowmass wilderness addition.--Certain 
        Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison 
        National Forests comprising approximately 3,321 acres, as 
        generally depicted as `Deer Creek Wilderness Addition' and 
        `Ashcroft Wilderness Addition' on the map entitled `Sheet 4: 
        Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek' and dated August 
        27, 2024, which shall be incorporated in, and managed as part 
        of, the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
            ``(27) West elk wilderness addition.--Certain Federal land 
        in the Gunnison Field Office administered by the Bureau of Land 
        Management, in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison 
        National Forests and in the Curecanti National Recreation Area, 
        comprising approximately 58,603 acres, as generally depicted as 
        `Lamborn Wilderness Addition', `Castle Wilderness Addition', 
        `Beaver Wilderness Addition', `Steuben Creek Wilderness 
        Addition', `East Elk Creek Wilderness Addition', `Dillon Mesa 
        Wilderness Addition', `Soap Creek Wilderness Addition', and 
        `Curecanti Wilderness Addition' on the map entitled `Sheet 7: 
        West Elk Additions' and dated August 27, 2024, which shall be 
        incorporated in, and managed as part of, the West Elk 
        Wilderness.
            ``(28) Uncompahgre wilderness additions.--Certain Federal 
        land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National 
        Forests comprising approximately 13,948 acres, as generally 
        depicted as `Uncompahgre Wilderness Additions' on the map 
        entitled `Sheet 10: Uncompahgre Additions' and dated August 27, 
        2024, which shall be incorporated in, and managed as part of, 
        the Uncompahgre Wilderness.
            ``(29) Powderhorn wilderness addition.--Certain Federal 
        land in the Gunnison Field Office administered by the Bureau of 
        Land Management comprising approximately 9,604 acres, as 
        generally depicted as `Powderhorn Wilderness Addition' on the 
        map entitled `Sheet 11: Lake Fork' and dated August 27, 2024, 
        which shall be incorporated in, and managed as part of, the 
        Powderhorn Wilderness.''.
    (b) Applicable Law.--Any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.) or the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; Public Law 103-77) to the effective date of that Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act for 
purposes of administering the wilderness areas.
    (c) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--In accordance with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may 
carry out any measure within the wilderness areas that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, 
subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate.
    (d) West Elk Wilderness Boundary Modification.--
            (1) In general.--The boundary of the West Elk Wilderness in 
        the County is modified to exclude the approximately 15 acres 
        generally depicted as ``West Elk Wilderness Boundary Pullback'' 
        on the map entitled ``Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass'' and 
        dated August 27, 2024.
            (2) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        Federal land excluded from the boundary of the West Elk 
        Wilderness under paragraph (1) is withdrawn from--
                    (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
                public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
                materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
    (e) Release.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of subsection 
(c) of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the land within the Powderhorn Wilderness Study 
Area not designated as wilderness by this section (or an amendment made 
by this section)--
            (1) has been adequately studied for wilderness designation; 
        and
            (2) is no longer subject to that subsection.

SEC. 9. NORTH FORK VALLEY WATERSHED.

    (a) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        Federal land in Delta County, Colorado, as generally depicted 
        as ``Oil and Gas Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Sheet 6: 
        North Fork Valley'' and dated August 27, 2024, is withdrawn 
        from operation of the mineral leasing laws with respect to oil 
        and gas.
            (2) Effect.--Nothing in paragraph (1) prevents the 
        Secretary of the Interior from authorizing the use or 
        destruction of methane gas that would leak or be vented into 
        the atmosphere from--
                    (A) an active or inactive coal mine subject to a 
                Federal coal lease; or
                    (B) an abandoned underground coal mine or the site 
                of a former coal mine--
                            (i) that is not subject to a Federal coal 
                        lease; and
                            (ii) with respect to which the Federal 
                        interest in land includes mineral rights to the 
                        methane gas.
    (b) No Surface Occupancy Restriction.--Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal land in Delta County, Colorado, as generally 
depicted as ``Oil and Gas No Surface Occupancy'' on the map entitled 
``Sheet 1: Electric Mountain'' and dated August 27, 2024, shall be 
subject to a no surface occupancy restriction with respect to oil and 
gas exploration, development, production, and distribution.
    (c) Gunnison River Motorized Boats and Boat Ramp Use.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the limitation on transfer 
        in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Approved 
        Resource Management Plan dated November 2004, the Secretary of 
        the Interior, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1131 et seq.) and subject to paragraph (2) and such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may require, may 
        transfer the special recreation use permit for the use of 
        motorized boats within the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area, if 
        the use was established before the date of designation of the 
        Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area.
            (2) Boat ramp.--The Secretary of the Interior may only 
        transfer the special recreation use permit described in 
        paragraph (1) under that paragraph if the Secretary of the 
        Interior determines that--
                    (A) the right of the public to the permanent and 
                reasonable use of the boat ramp for the Gunnison River 
                at the Gunnison Forks Day Use Area in Delta County, 
                Colorado, has been acquired by a Federal agency or a 
                State or local government; and
                    (B) any fees to be charged by the Federal agency or 
                the State or local government for public use of the 
                boat ramp described in subparagraph (A) would be 
                reasonable.

SEC. 10. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE.

    (a) Trust.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing rights, on 
        request by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (referred to in this 
        section as the ``Tribe''), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe the approximately 
        19,080 acres of land in the County, owned in fee by the Tribe, 
        as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Ute Mountain Ute 
        Tribe; Pinecrest Ranch--Fee to Trust Legislation'' and dated 
        September 20, 2024.
            (2) Administration.--The land taken into trust by paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    (A) be part of the reservation of the Tribe; and
                    (B) be administered in accordance with the laws and 
                regulations generally applicable to property held in 
                trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian 
                Tribe.
            (3) Restriction on use for gaming activities.--The land 
        taken into trust by paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for, or 
        considered to have been taken into trust for, any gaming 
        activity under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming 
        Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and regulations 
        promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior or the National 
        Indian Gaming Commission under that Act.
    (b) Survey.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, if any land is taken into trust under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under that subsection.
    (c) Effect.--Nothing in this section shall affect the rights, 
title, interests, or jurisdiction of the County in County Road 25 or 
its right-of-way.

SEC. 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a 
        legal description of the covered areas and wilderness areas 
        with--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Force of law.--Each map and legal description filed 
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any 
        typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions.
            (3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description 
        filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
        Land Management or the Forest Service, as applicable.
    (b) Acquisition of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any land or 
        interest in land within a covered area or wilderness area only 
        through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller.
            (2) Management.--Any land or interest in land acquired 
        under paragraph (1) shall be incorporated in, and administered 
        as a part of, the covered area or wilderness area in which the 
        land or interest in land is located.
    (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the covered 
areas and wilderness areas are withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mining materials, and 
        geothermal leasing laws.
    (d) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife in the State.
    (e) Grazing.--The laws (including regulations) and policies 
followed by the Secretary in issuing and administering grazing permits 
or leases on land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall 
continue to apply within a covered area.
    (f) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with 
this Act, the Secretary may--
            (1) carry out any measures that the Secretary determines to 
        be necessary to manage wildland fire, and treat hazardous 
        fuels, insects, and diseases, in the covered areas; and
            (2) coordinate the measures with the appropriate State or 
        local agency, as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
    (g) Vegetation Management.--
            (1) In general.--No project shall be carried out in a 
        covered area for the purpose of harvesting commercial timber.
            (2) Ecological restoration.--Any vegetation management 
        project carried out in a covered area outside of the wildland-
        urban interface that includes the harvest or sale of 
        merchantable materials shall--
                    (A) be collaboratively developed;
                    (B) limit the sale of merchantable materials to 
                small diameter trees or biomass; and
                    (C) in accordance with the best available science--
                            (i) restore ecological integrity;
                            (ii) maximize the retention of old growth 
                        and large trees, as appropriate for the forest 
                        type; and
                            (iii) focus on prescribed fire as the 
                        primary means to achieve modified wildland fire 
                        behavior, as measured by the projected 
                        reduction of uncharacteristically severe 
                        wildfire effects for the forest type.
    (h) Roads and Trails.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
        road shall be constructed in a covered area.
            (2) Exception.--Nothing in paragraph (1) prevents the 
        Secretary from--
                    (A) constructing a temporary road in a Protection 
                Area, Recreation Management Area, or Special Management 
                Area as the Secretary determines to be necessary as a 
                minimum requirement for carrying out a vegetation 
                management project in accordance with this Act;
                    (B) responding to an emergency; or
                    (C) authorizing the transportation of scientific 
                research equipment within the Scientific Research and 
                Education Area.
            (3) Decommissioning of temporary roads.--Not later than 3 
        years after the date on which an applicable vegetation 
        management project is completed, the Secretary shall 
        decommission any temporary road constructed under paragraph 
        (2)(A) for the applicable vegetation management project.
            (4) Rerouting.--Nothing in this Act prevents the Secretary 
        from rerouting a trail within a covered area to protect public 
        safety or natural resources from degradation, as determined to 
        be appropriate by the Secretary.
    (i) Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act affects the use or 
allocation of any absolute or conditional water right that is--
            (1) decreed under the laws of the State; and
            (2) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (j) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act establishes a 
        protective perimeter or buffer zone around a covered area or 
        wilderness area.
            (2) Outside activities.--The fact that a non-wilderness 
        activity or use on land outside of a covered area or wilderness 
        area can be seen or heard from an area within a covered area or 
        wilderness area shall not preclude the conduct of the activity 
        or use outside the boundary of the covered area or wilderness 
        area.
    (k) Seasonal Closures.--As appropriate and in accordance with 
applicable law, the Secretary shall develop and implement seasonal 
closures for off-highway vehicles and bicycles to protect wildlife and 
wildlife habitat in--
            (1) the McIntosh Mountain Special Management Area 
        designated by section 3(a)(4);
            (2) the Signal Peak Special Management Area designated by 
        section 3(a)(7);
            (3) the Cabin Creek Wildlife Conservation Area designated 
        by section 4(a)(1);
            (4) the Flat Top Wildlife Conservation Area designated by 
        section 4(a)(2);
            (5) the Lake Gulch and Cebolla Creek Wildlife Conservation 
        Area designated by section 4(a)(3); and
            (6) the Pinnacles Wildlife Conservation Area designated by 
        section 4(a)(6).
    (l) Restoration Activities.--
            (1) In general.--As appropriate and in accordance with 
        applicable law, the Secretary shall conduct wet meadow and 
        riparian restoration projects to improve climate resiliency and 
        wildlife habitat in--
                    (A) the McIntosh Mountain Special Management Area 
                designated by section 3(a)(4);
                    (B) the Signal Peak Special Management Area 
                designated by section 3(a)(7);
                    (C) the Flat Top Wildlife Conservation Area 
                designated by section 4(a)(2);
                    (D) the Lake Gulch and Cebolla Creek Wildlife 
                Conservation Area designated by section 4(a)(3);
                    (E) the Pinnacles Wildlife Conservation Area 
                designated by section 4(a)(6); and
                    (F) the Sawtooth Wildlife Conservation Area 
                designated by section 4(a)(8).
            (2) Collaboration.--In carrying out the projects described 
        in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek to collaborate 
        with--
                    (A) the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife;
                    (B) the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy 
                District;
                    (C) the County;
                    (D) in the case of a project located in the 
                Sawtooth Wildlife Conservation Area designated by 
                section 4(a)(8), Saguache County, Colorado;
                    (E) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
                and
                    (F) other interested entities and individuals.
    (m) Tribal Rights and Uses.--
            (1) Treaty rights.--Nothing in this Act affects the treaty 
        rights of any Indian Tribe.
            (2) Traditional tribal uses.--Subject to any terms and 
        conditions that the Secretary determines to be necessary and in 
        accordance with applicable law, the Secretary shall allow for 
        the continued use of a covered area or wilderness area by 
        members of Indian Tribes--
                    (A) for traditional ceremonies; and
                    (B) as a source of traditional plants and other 
                materials.
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